Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Bradford

  • These detailed maps normally cover an area of about one and a half miles by one mile. Each map includes an introduction.

  • Here are the details of maps for central Bradford:

  • Yorkshire 216.08a Bradford 1906 - published 1990, rev 1998; intro by Gordon Dickinson. ISBN.978-0-85054-281-3
  • Yorkshire 216.08b Bradford 1915 - published 2022; intro by Alan Godfrey. ISBN.978-1-78721-596-2

    We have published two versions of this map, showing how the area changed across the years.

    The maps cover most of Bradford City Centre. Coverage stretches from Shearbridge Road eastward to Hammerton Street Junction, and from Forster Square southward to Ripley Street. The many features include Town Hall, Kirkgate Market, Exchange Station, Bridge Street Goods Station, St James's Markets, Eastbrook Mills, Broomfields, Ripleyville, Little Horton Green, Britannia Mills, Bowling Mills, Leeds Road Dye Works, Prospect Foundry, the west part of New Leeds, Great Northern Goods Station, Bradford Workhouse, Shearbridge, Central Baths, Lister Hills Ward, Bee Hive Mills, many smaller mills and wareghouses, Horton Hall, St Peter's church. The railway approaches to Exchange Station are shown with track layout, including St Dunstan's Junction.


    The map links up with sheet 216.04 Bradford North to the north, 216.07 Bradford West to the west, 216.12 Bradford South to the south, 217.05 Bradford East to the east.


  • You can order maps direct from our On-line Mapshop. For other information and prices, and other areas, go to The Index Page.
  • Maps in the Godfrey Edition are taken from the 25 inch to the mile map and reduced to about 15 inches to the mile. Follow this link for a complete list of our Bradford maps; or here for the whole Yorkshire series.
    Alan Godfrey Maps, Prospect Business Park, Leadgate, Consett, Co Durham, DH8 7PW / sales@alangodfreymaps.co.uk / 1 November 2022